Tuesday, September 25, 2012

South of the Border Chicken Pasta

Ingredients
1 package medium shell pasta 1 lime (juiced) 1/2tsp sugar 1/2tsp sea salt 2 tbsp minced garlic 2tbsp cumin 1/2 onion- thinly sliced 2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts - diced 1 each red & yellow peppers roasted/diced/peeled 1/2tsp salt and pepper to taste 4 tbsp EVOO 4tbsp fresh cilantro *Optional - 1 jalapeno seeded & diced 1 can peas 1 can tomatoes
Directions
This can be made hot or served cold. Sprinkle diced chicken with cumin, mix well and set aside 5 minutes. Fry chicken in half the oil; remove it, set aside. Add peppers, garlic, (jalapeno if using), cook low until fragrant. Cook your pasta. Add the chicken back to the pan with pepper (and any peas/tomatoes) and mix. Add onion, keep warm. In a separate bowl, mix oil, lime juice, salt sugar and cilantro. Once pasta is cooked add to chicken and peppers with a little bit of pasta water to loosen food. Stir well. Place chicken and pepper into a large bowl and drizzle with oil and cilantro. MIX WELL! :)

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